Customer Ratings & Reviews

Works very well ! I’m glad I purchased it because it helps out with my Internet and Wi-Fi. I’m telling you you can’t go wrong with it.

I installed this in my work, tool shed and i am now getting wifi

I was expecting better coverage from this unit. But I'm only getting about 5Mbps. It's located in my garage not my house, so I'm not sure if it’s because of the signal strength or just a weak hardware. Setup was easy.

So far so good. Was reasonably easy to find in the store and again, working fine so far.

Was very easy to install. And convenient (straight to the outlet )

Does what is advertised to do. Simple to use and hookup.

This range extender puts wi fi in my entire basement.

i dunno, it worked okay but was expensive and missing key features needed for consistent mesh like behavior. without a dedicated backchannel, if the makn wifi signal drops, users are left with strong signal but no connectivity. buyer beware. tested with a TP Linl BE5000 router. all tp link was returned and replaced with a cheaper and more stable Orbi660 mesh

works well in increasing wifi and no dead zones in the home

Was hard to set it up and it doesn’t work all the time

Works well. Our downstairs has good coverage now. Glad we bought it.

great for larger homes that has a lot of coverage area

the range extender is quite a system but it help just a little bet but a wire make a difference as doble more

We used to have spotty zoom meetings in our office, which ironically is our biggest deadspot in the house. I do have a wifi7 mesh system with 2 nodes. However, I cannot optimally place any of the two nodes inside the office without evenly spreading the signals throughout my home. Since no wifi can cut through the fireplace pillar where my main router unfortunately sits (placed by Spectrum on a short cable), I am forced to let my signals crawl through a hallway into the office, hoping no microwave signal knocks the waves out. This range extender helped bring more internet in the office and it has been our missing piece for a while. Setup is great as I had three options and have actually tried all of them: 1) WPS button 2) Through the app, 3) Direct Wifi / webpage logon. Weirdly, I used option 3 first, however, I entered my password erroneously and there was no way for me (at least from my multiple navigation attempts) to edit the password so I never connected successfully. Then I did the WPS option which was the easiest, however, the Wifi signal was coming out as XXX_Ext and I did not want to have to connect to a different wifi in the office. So I tried the app route, hoping it will have the same SSID as my wifi system. It didn’t. It still had the “Ext” in the SSID so I just went with the app connection anyway. Router to extender established handshake, and the extender was ready to be placed in the office. Since it is a range extender, it is expected that it takes up a lot of space in my sockets. I had to place it on an extension cord to accommodate its size. Once connected, my devices in the office can already see the difference. Tweaks can be done through the app which made it more simple to customize for possibly varying home settings, like changing its more to access point, etc, and other options. I have gig internet, and in the office, I average around 200Mbps when the doors are closed. With the range extender, I was doing around 300 with ping improvement from 30 down to 18ms. So far so good, except with the downside of having to connect to the range extender wifi (EXT). But what I did was to hardwire my dock to the extender which provided a super stable connection to my network. After three days at work this week, in closed doors, none of my meetings dropped, or even pixelated anyone’s faces. I am happy. This is a very simple solution to get things in order at my home, without maybe purchasing another mesh node? The good thing too is that it can be used with other systems, so anytime I upgrade my mesh system, the range extender stays with me. What an easy flexible solution. I recommend!

Geek squad said to return not needed with Orbi Mesh

As a user of TP-Link's Deco Wi-Fi 7 Mesh System, I was excited to receive a TP-Links RE235BE Range Extender for testing and review as I have a dead spot on the outside of my house where I have a sprinkler system installed. I have been unable to connect to it on my Wi-Fi network even though it comes equipped to connect to it. The TP-Link Range Extender solved that problem quickly and easily. The TP-Link's BE3600 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Range Extender (model RE235BE) provides 3.6 Gbps speed, multi-link operation, has a 2.5G multi-gigabit ethernet port built in, allows for smart roaming from room to room while staying connected at the highest possible speeds and has compatible with all Wi-Fi generations and devices through all internet providers. Upon the delivery of this new range extender, I opened the box and took out the range extender. To facilitate the installation and connection of the TP-Link extender, I downloaded their Tether smartphone application which made setting up the range extender simple, quick and quite easy. I was up and connected in under 5 minutes. I placed the extender near a bedroom window close to the sprinkler system controller I wanted to connect to. Voila! It connected quickly and I am now able to control the sprinklers inside the house without running outside to manually change its programming. Problem solved!

If your home or office is big, leaving some spots devoid of a usable wi-fi signal, there is probably no easier way to fix that problem than with TP Link's new BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 Range Extender. I had this thing up and running in less than 5 minutes and it provided meaningfully improved throughput in the far reaches of my home, when linked with a relatively new TP Link Wi-Fi 7 router. All you have to do is take it out of the box, flip up the two side mounted antennas, plug it into an outlet and use the WPS buttons on the extender and the router and get them talking to each other. Four little blue lights on the front of the extender light up and/or blink to show the progress When all of them are lit up and are not blinking, you are good to go. (The lights indicate power, a good wi-fi/internet handshake with the router, and show both 2.4ghz and 5ghz channels are functional. ) This is perhaps the easiest network device I have even installed (and I have installed a lot of them). It literally only took a few minutes to get it running. ( You can install using the TP Link apps or QR code in the included instructions but WPS is faster) There are no new network names involved here, as is the case with some wi-fi extenders. This truly is just an extension of your existing wi-fi network. So all devices that worked with the original system name will work with this extender without changing anything. It operates more like a wi-fi mesh node than an extender, and shows up that way in the TP Link app. Except it was a lot easier to install, at least in my experience. I tested throughput in several different locations before and after activating the extender. I was surprised to see the most distant parts of the house getting three to five time better throughput after the extender was installed. It probably does not hurt that my router and extender were made by the same company but TP Link maintains the extender "works with any wi-fi router" and is EasyMesh compliant. Keep in mind, however this IS a wi-fi 7 device so if your router is older and does not support this standard, your results may vary. It should work with fine with recent WiFi 6 and 6e models but anything older might have issues. My only major gripe is the extender does NOT support the new 6ghz channel that is found on many wi-fi 7 routers. And that's too bad since that frequency has a shorter reach than the 2.4 or 5ghz channels. So it could really benefit from a boost from a wi-fi extender. Also be aware that adding an extender could actually reduce throughput in some cases because of the increased interference from the extender, if too close to the router. I found my 6ghz channel took a hit when running the extender and got better results on the 5ghz channel. Which should not be a major concern for most people since very few devices now support 6ghz. But it may be an issue in the future. Also, this is one of those issues that varies depending on the size of your home, the placement of the router and extender and how much outside wi-fi interference there is your neighborhood. One other small caveat: Like most devices of this type, it runs 24/7 so it gets pretty hot. So don't jam it into an outlet behind a bed, cabinet or couch. It needs room to breathe, and cool off Also, a word about throughput. I have 2.5gbs internet service and this extender claims to support throughput speeds well in excess of that, at least on the 5ghz channel. But the truth is you will never see those kind of wireless speeds in the real world. They are theoretical. On my best days, I might get 1gbs, and even that is unusual. Still, even half of that is plenty fast enough for most mere mortals, just streaming music, movies and surfing the internet. So dont lose any sleep over the speed ratings. In the end, this is a great choice if your existing wi-fi system can't reach all parts of your home or office. It is easy to set up and provides much better reach than a router alone.

TP LINK couldn't have designed an easier initial handshake between my router and the Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 BE3600 RANGE EXTENDER. Set up is straight forward as follows: Plug the unit into an outlet. Press a button and wait for a blinking light to go solid. Next step is to find the TP LINK TETHER APP Download at GOOGLE PLAY or the APPLE APP STORE. Set up an account, Login then execute instructions to complete the connection to your Wi-Fi. The TP LINK TETHER APP's User Interface is friendly, uncomplicated, and moves you through to blast off without obstacle. App extras include usage data analysis, parental settings, network monitoring, etc The compact size of the TP Link is also a blessing without extraneous wiring to manage. This unit just plugs into a three-pronged outlet. But if a three-pronged outlet is not available, an INTERIM work around is an inexpensive three to two prong conversion grounded adapter for your AC outlet. Also, if an Ethernet Cable connection is preferred, see their easy peazy Quick Install Guide. The unit offers a 2.5 Gbps LAN port for fast wired connections. I was surprised and relieved that no headaches emerged. This unit is another example of how technology has evolved into a high-speed connection with a hassle-free wireless installation at a fraction of the cost of my old range extender and a fraction of the foot print. Thrilled that difficult dead zones have been eliminated and Wi-Fi coverage is established in a home with 3000 square feet of living space via a dual band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz stability from a kitchen-based router broadcasting to three floors. For the initial connection, placement of this range extender has to be ~16 feet, more or less from the router. Note that 6 GHz is not available with this option. Since I have reached my household limit of EMFs, no report on IoT connectivity and performance. This unit is a value buy for home/office applications.

Summary – If your network has a weak area, the TP-Link BE3600 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Range Extender will take care of it. It’s reliable, fast and surprisingly easy to set up and use with your existing network. Pros - Easy to integrate into your existing network, no tech experience required. - Wi-Fi 7, future proofing your network with speed. - 2.5 Gbps ethernet port - Great signal strength - Useful but easy to use Tether App (IOS or Android) - WPS available but not required. Your Mileage May Vary - Hi Tech, angular design, screams out function over form. Does not blend in. - Direct plug in to wall outlet design, makes it difficult to place and use other nearby outlets. - Only one ethernet port. Cons - None to report. More Words- I’ve been using TP-Link products for years and have always valued their reliability and coverage and this Wi-Fi 7 Range Extender is no different. Some networks need constant resetting or have poor range, but not TP-Link. But what is different about the Wi-Fi 7 range extender versus its siblings is the ease of setting it up and use. Previously I have found TP-Link products to be a tad techy (difficult) to set up, but not this range extender. Its goal is simple, to take an existing wireless network and extend the range without compromising speed. And it accomplishes that easily. The antennas provide good signal strength even through walls.

The tp-link Wi-Fi 7 is probably the easiest piece of technology I have ever setup. When the box says “Quick, Simple Setup” they aren’t kidding. The most difficult part of the process was getting to my Linksys router and finding that little bitty blue button that was the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). This function allows you to connect to the network without manually entering a password. Setup was so simple! Plug in the tp-link Wi-Fi 7 to an outlet near the router. Press the WPS button on the router and then press the WPS button on the tp-link. The wi-fi light came on and in less than two minutes both the 2.4G and 5G lights were on. Then I took the tp-link ut to the garage and plugged it in. Again, it took a minute or two and then it was connected. To determine if it worked, I did this very technical test. First, I went out to the garage with my phone and determined that the wireless network connection was about 1.5 out of 3 bars. After the tp-link was up and running I used the wi-fi connection on the phone to connect to the wi-fi connection that was the name of my wi-fi with “_EXT” at the end. Connected to that wi-fi connection and viola I had a 3 bar connection. My garage is a workshop. With a good wi-fi connection I’ll be able to spend more time out there and not worry about missing calls. My cell functions via a wi-fi connection as we don’t have cell service in the mountains.